Ringo Starr will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month with a little help from a key friend: Paul McCartney. On Wednesday, the Hall announced that the âcute Beatleâ will ushering his old drummer into the rock Pantheon at the annual induction ceremony, set this year for April 18 in Cleveland.
The teenager who led the Guardian-backed campaign to end female genital mutilation (FGM) has been awarded a doctorate for her campaigning work. Fahma Mohamed, 19, who will be a doctor of law, is one of the youngest people in the UK to receive the honorary degree, which will be presented by Bristol University on Friday. Mohamed said she was ecstatic at being awarded the doctorate.
The youngest person to win a competitive Oscar was Tatum O'Neal, who won the 1973 Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Addie Pray in Paper Moon.. When she accepted the award on April 2, 1974, she was 10 years and 148 days old. The youngest to receive an honorary Oscar was Shirley Temple, who was six years and 310 days old when she was presented a special Juvenile award on February 27, 1935.